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The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Farm and Garden Notes.

Acow that wastes much of her time
lighting flies will do very little work at
the pail.
There Is nothing 50 attractive and or
naEnentaI as a weil-kcpt hedge, and it
adds to tho value Of the farm.
Remove al dead limbs from fruit trees,
which can be more easily distinguished
when the foliage is on the trees.
The idea among the English has been
That the best mutton is obtained from
three aud f0~ur-year-old wethers.
Those who have practiced selling sufi
GENTLY to test it know it to be d most
valuable aid IN the economy Of dairy
ing.
Strong unbleachel muslin is excellent
II place of glass for poultry houses or
chicken runs, and is much less expen-
siye.
The standard for q good cow is said
% be 600 gallons of milk a year, aud
Ct DDS there should be ten per cent. of
cream.
a good poultry house may be built of
sAfred felt, and will assis- in keeping off
ysrm'n. Whitewashing it improves It's
appearance.
Warm and cold milk should not be
mixed. The new.milk should be rid of
ID animal heat before adding it to that
n previous miikings.
Al hay rake can be used for clearing
up weeds, when the latter should be
burned. Thousands III pernicious seeds
may thus be destroyed.
II ven wish to raise good hogs buy q
N~ellsfoFmed Thoroughbred male pig, and
hls grade descendants will fatten about
"a well as full hoods.
Al farmer claims that cucumber vines
kastaned ID strong bushy stakes, like pea
Eticke, thrive better THAI when left on
sae ground hi the usual way.
An Indiana farmer advocates cutting
Dl part 0f the tops Of potato vines when
tlzeY grow toe rank, and states that he
IA snerea ed the yield BY ) doing
0ae of ths greatest drawbacks that
AeW beginners in poultry raising have il
we desire to crowd fifty foWla into the
FpAee That half that number should uc-
sapy.
1900 ,ssss s .no Mneas ue III aPps s,.h ] har,
,ssS 81 III. 49, sD ~ .. 1900 asar,, !,
49, .nJuls ~ aeas
ssss: - ep1as u sno1 na'A
SGsi0n OK eOpperas is the best remedy
sbwn for grape rot. Il is sprinkled
NSS Ss " = ~ lsasas
s'a = a.a,,.n,
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Patience is a difficult virtue.
You Can Learn How1o &C.,

, You can LEARN How TO Get Rfch
by sending your address to Hallett 4 On
Portland, Maine; they will send you full in,
about work that you can doand live
at home, wherever you are located. Work
lay and upwards easily earned. Some havs
earned over S50in aday. All succeed grandlv'
All is new. You are started free. CAPITAL noR
required. Delay not. All Of the above Will be
proved to you, and you willtind yourself on the
Dad to a handsome fortune, with a large and
absolutely sure income from the very start.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Sixtieth Year.,

The YOUTHS COMPANION celebrates this
year its sixtieth anniversary. 1t might well
te aned the "Universal Companion" since
10 wisely edited that it's pages arc as interest
ing to adults rs to the young people. Bes des
The best Short and Serial Stories it contains a
great variety of popular and useful informa-
ion on Natural History, Science, Homo Arts,
Games and Sports, and is fully Illustrated. 1t
costs but SITE a year, and a subscription esnt
low is credited to January, 1888.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

1t was a much respected negro preacher
stationed at Postum Trot. who astonished
his congregation one bright and beauti-
full Sunday, by announcing, soiemnly,
ssMy frens, dere am two ways from dis
world. One am de braod an narrer
road dat leads ter hell. and de odder am
de narrer an broad road dat leads ter
damnation.n
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
are dangerous.
Tun 1ssG Gold Medals.

Messrs. Mason & Hamlin again have
the distinguished honor of having been
awarded the highest gold medals over
all exhibitors, American and European,
both at Edinburgh AID at Liverpool, the
two most important exhibitions of the
year 1856. Since the first great Paris
Exhibition of 1867, the Mason & Hamlin
Organs have invariably received the
highest honors at all great worlds ex'
hihitinns.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Labors conquers everything.

Stop that Cough that tickling in the throat!
Stop that C~onsumptive Condit on!
DR.. XII mer's Cough Cure Consumption Oil
vii do it quickly and permanently. % cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Genuine has above Trade Mark and crossed red lines
on wrapper. Take nc other. Made only by
RRRWh GsA. RAVTrVAaNRF NM.
Without Premfum,65c. a
Z DRILLING

Machinery for Wells OF any depth, from 2oto 5000 feet.
Eor WatsE, OIL o. Gas Our Mounted Steam Drilling and
Guaranteed to drill faster and with less power than any
other: Specially adapted to drilling Wells in earth or
Cock 19to ,ooof fleet; Farmers and others are making 425
70 $40 per day with our machinery and tools. Splendid
business for Winter or Summer. We are the Oldest and
largest Manufacturers in the business. Send q cents in
Stamps for illustrated Catalogue Fl. ADDRESS,
Pierce Well Excayatar Co, Nav York.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

Mr.. Geo. Deuterman, New York city. suf-
fered nearly month with aseyere cough, n
having tried several remedies without rel1efs
finally used Red Star Cough Cure, which, ne
SAYS. proved speedy and efIectual."
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

Learn not, and know not.

I. N. Humphrey, of Tenn, and it gives me
great pleasure to say, that for severe coughs
ind colds Aliens Lung Balsam is the best
.emedy now offered for sale. [ have in duced
many to try it with the best of results" Price
&c., SOC. and'S1 per bottle, at Druggists.
lahore ooD pTorc ov.rvtb;Do
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

IL il by recognizing and respecting the quail
itv of pleasure. rather than ITS quantIy,i ls
md. rather than its degree. its source. rather
than itself. that We learn to appreciate the
thatthe purest and most enduTing happl-
ness is but the natural effect Of the WlsesIs
and most noble Il e, and Is Away
III seuarable from 1T.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

A 4 general rule, people who fagransly r e
800 ~ anvthing are the reverse Of that Whicn
sbav nrafend 10, a. man VINO sets up Tor q
al sss Is sure to be asinneT. ana g man Wno
bnas3s that he isaB inner ~ sureto naVe SONS
shoysf him which is enough 20 TnR,ke him q
shuTzabug.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

The habit of running over boots OF shoes
corrected with Lyons Patent Heel Stlffeners
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

IL ne -raasauerade BAH In Adm last week,
81. Jacobs Oil took the first prize: Nothing
strange iii this. IS II Is highly priced IN every
farnflv where used-especially In ours.-Bieber.
On. Mountain Tribune
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

Relief is immediate, and a sure cure. Piso's
r. medy for Cssuarrh. SO cents.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22

ESTABLISHMENT sBye fortfe WHISPERS ii eas-
~ aSTssiads and col Rs brown or bENek.
.Ths pronapt use OF Ayers 1harry Pec4oEa1
iii gffea p.sTDnE seEioEls lung troubles
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
CATAR H II

No vice like avarice.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
Daughters. Wives and Mothers.

Send for Pamphlet on Female Diseases, free
securely sealed. Dr.. J. B. Marchisi, Utica NY.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-22
THIRSTOH'SS p Iyasn TOOTH POWDER
waarsns Taeta Perfect and Gumas Healtays

mMRMaWm WANTED for,Dr. SCOTS beau
II " H8% tIfuI Electric coTsefs, Bz1hsnsss
@%&M #lH% Belts, etc. Sample free. NO rtsks
auick sales. Territory given, satisfaction guarans
teed. address IL. SCOTT, SAP broadway ~.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Further Litigation.

Objection has been made to the ENccn-
tors of the will Of Abuer Coburn against
the payment by them Of that portion Of
the several beque>ts that is required by
the terms thereof to be invested aud the
proceeds only to be used, and the eNccu-
tors. while not couce'ing that there Is
ANYTHING in the objection, after con-ulta-
ton with counsel, propose to submit the
matter to the Court rs carly as pfactlca-
bic, as precautionary measure. THIS
will prevent the immediate payment to
the Maine Insane Hospital of $50 200; to
the Maine State College Slooooo; To COL
by University, sl5o,ooo; lloulion Aeade-
my. $1,000; Baptist Church, SkoWhe@an
SIS 600; Town of Showhcgan, S2o,ooo
and perhaps some other items. 1t Is
hoped that the point at issnc may be de
ternincd at the May term Of tile law
court at Augusta. All the small legacic~
have been paid in fun and some of the
larger ones in part.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

Minor W +. Harding 2d Hcgt. Inf VI
\ II n-i,rt.tad Ga y ,r that Ru,t
.r. ,.,... 49, =.
w. - ''''i'''a d,
"eiofh' lhr u9af named IN the orders the
company WE in line in heavy marching
..r1.q5anI tho ip.,.cfin., .,nlcer .,t.r.,l
~.
'"s '''' 'H5 '''''' "a inc ION -" ny
the sergeant saNe ~ pfiNucS. musician
s capral~. ~crgcant~ and s commits
.i.f,=1 ..rfs,r. rr..,.et for lint, r..
-,
company "'.s III it'H "''>> ''ai''" III
hnai>ack>. In which were packed uniform
h.nket-- and oycrcoat> were carried
which made up the soldier IN heavy
marching order Major Harding made a
most careful and critical INSPECTION of
the arms and equipments AMI Ia man
uer which plainly showed hc understood
li> business He men. with but one or
Two exceptions, were remarkably steady
during the Inspection Of The RANKS. AZ
Ter the officer had satisfied himself A. To
ilr condition ol uniforms guns DC.
laPt weston ordered ranks I" be- broken.
huap~dck> ttld a~lue. AMI the company
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

REAL ESTATE TRANsFERs-The follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week.
Cambridge-DanielP ease to John A.
Lowell. 1925.
Fairfcd-Nellie A. Bowkcr to George
c. Spearin. 81 800.
Jew Portland-Hiram Williams to
Henry W Carvill 5000,
Starks-Iienry S. Doyen to George n.
Ward. $500. George N Ward TO Henry
l.. Doyen. 81 900.
st. William Trafton to Isaac
Osborn. 81, 400.
Ripley Henry T. Woodcock to Theo-
dore Woodcock ct al. S2,700. Charles II.
Mansett to Samuel +. Stone. $500.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
EAST CoRNNifll.

EAST CoRNNIflE.-.lhc school in Dis
trict No. I closed Thursday Feb. 9th,
with an entertainments the following are
the names of those who took part in the
exercises: Edith Bi9clow, Robbie Bige-
low, John Amazecn, Dell Amlzecn, Bert
Palmer Herbert BaiSlcll, Jennie Blais-
dell, Sadie Blaisdcll, Hattie Baisdell
Sadie Trask, Sclvin Flanders. Eula Bean,
George Bean, Frank Bean, Belle Bige-
low. Mossie Bigelow, Edith Maxwell,
Erwin Smith Eu%t ne Smith, Alice Smith,
harie Warren, Adtlic Warren, Lotiie
Flanders, Ena Grant, Walter Palmer,
Horace Flanders. Walter Palmer, Her
bert BaiSdell and Erwin Smith furnished
music on harpS. Bert Palmer sang "A darkey
song and initiated well II darkcy. Ena
Grant represented we'll the old lady going
over the hill to the poor house. Seven of
the girls represented the various ColurS of
the rainbow, each girl Wore ca and
sash to initiate the color they occupied in
the rainbow. Fifteen visitors were pres
ent although it was "A very stormy day, and
all listened with interest to the exercises,
which were very good. The school has
been under the instruction of Caddc W
Gaylord. The term of twelve weeks has
been one of great profit to the pupils, and
speaks well for the able instructor.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Dedication at Fairfield.

The Board of Baptist churches of
Maine, met in convention ut Fairfield
Monday last. 1t was the quarterly meet
ing of the board and in the evening the
Baptist church that has been rebuilt and
enlarged, was re dedicated by appropriate
services Rev A. X F. Small of Port
land, preached the dedcatory sermon
DR.. Kicker of Augusta, DR.. Pepper and
Rev. Mr. Spencer of Waterville and 9TH
ers took part in the services. A COLA
ton was served in the vestry A large
audience was in attendance.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

RlNGnN1-Many teams are passing
here ON theit way home from the logging
>Wamps. The great depth of snow rem
ders it nearly impossible to move the
teams. No faster do they yet one snow
storm shovcllcd through than another
comes Friday we received no mail.
the lower stage remaining in SkoWhcgan.
The up stage getting thr ugh rs far rs
the Carney place. DIR. Piper started to
visit Thomas Whitney who is seriously
i'll in his camp in the Enchanted Town
ship. twcnty-SiX miles from The Forks
IL Forest Colby in company with Fred
Clark of Carratuuk 90 to the Augusta
Business College this week -. Nathan
Andrews and Howard Chase were visiting
town on business last week E. The peo-
pies blood is again running at fever heat
over the prospect of II Railroad from
Skowhrgan, Some say it is coming i'm
mediatcly while others less eXcitabc do
not expect il before Spring.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Enjoy Life.

What a truly beautiful world we live in ,
Nature gives US grandeur of mountains,
glens and oceans, and thousands of means
of enjoyment. We can desire no better
when IN perfect health; but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
up dishcartened, discouraged and worn
out with disease, when there is no occa-
sion for this feeling, as every sufferer can
easily obtain satisfactory proof, that
GREEN'S 1UgnSt Eorcr, will make them
free from disease, as when born. Dys-
pepsia and Liver Complaint are the direct
causes of seyenty-tive per cent of such
malades as Bilousness, Indigestion,
Sick Headache, Costiyeness, Nervous
Prostration, Dizziness of the Head, Pal
pitation of the Heart and other distress
ing symptoms. Three doses of august
F9ouer will prove its wonderful effect.
Sample bottles 10 cents. Try it.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
COT MY NEWS

fuEuFln Nr. : y We has been
Obliged II take ~omr Of his men out Of
the woods the past week on account
of So mitch ~uuw...Thc Methodist Soci-
clN hold >ociablc At tine ye>try Thurs
day evening, picnic ,nppcr.... Dedication
of the Baptist Church last Monday night.
pr \. X. Z. Small Of Portland preached
the >crmnn.... Brother Bunker of the
keuncbce Democrat i moving To Water
vile. Miss Clara Marble i in the ollire
Of the keunebcc Democrat. Low Dow
and wife have arrived home from Cali
fania Where they hlNe been spending the
Wiutcr.... The SLATE NOW reads +. T.. Me
Ealdrn and thaS. Gecen a> the first two
on the board of Seleetmcn and they art
GOOD men for the placc....Dr VI. 5.
Goodrich. one of our young physicians Is
IN very poor health and is Obliged to taxi
a rest from his work . W L. Holmes
Who has been confined to- tie house all
winter i reported Il gaining very slowly
.... The Methodist Society haye engaged
Mis- May Gibson as organi,t and they
viii once more have choir singing. Mis-
.izlic Lawrence j. 10 sing Soprano.
Ihc roof of barn belonging to Fogg
tell in sunday night. too much snow the
eaH~c. \ horse belonging to II y say.
age wa, III ii al the time hut WAS takel
out without injury.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Card of Thanks.

To the many friends who have rem
dered such kind offices to me in my re-
cent double affection | desire to return
nv sincere thanks, and no words of mine
at this time can express the comfort and
consolation they have been to me in my
days and nights of loneliness.
Mrs ETA +. SEVENo.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

me note book" tWrites) IN 1mericans cher a
tobacco which is caiied 'Halpy 1hougM The
edges are pressed in rare iine, rh,ch shape the
makers hare pdtented. and il is quite the correct
NiHq in .t1ierica To cher 'HtIpy Thoughr rare
line Plug tobacco, made By the Wtlson 3 Mccaliay
IObtccO ~. Of Hhddieto,rn, Ohio, and sotd By the
grocers ertryWhere for ten cents q plug Mem !:
wW nB H." Happy Thought" tobacco. Sold
by ali dealers Try it next time
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
M artha.'

The Mariana Opera Co. ut the Opera
house lat evening, were more successful
even than they had previously been in
Martha. The opera affords them great
cr scope for singing and acting, of all Of
which the most was made. Those pres
ent declared at the close, that it was the
finest entertainment ever given in the
city. =" Daily Monitor Concord.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Wait Tor Any shervn Concert Go.

The Advertiser SAYS Several land-own-
crS affected by the llartland railroad have
arp alcd from the County Commissions
ers award of damages. s. S. lIackett.
Esq. of Detroit. is the attorney. Pitts
field people know that Mr. llackctt pos
sesses great ability Is kicker from their
long contest against him in the pcltoma
bridge matter.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
English, Quite English, Yer Know.

"' Happy Thought, well,
that's using, Bon't
per know , Now, then,
mo boy, I've travelled
considerably in me day;
been all over the world
half n dozen times, llon't
per knoir' Happy
Thought. Ha! Ha! Well,
well. we'll. Most extraor-
binary name, don't yer
think anp I'll mt n in
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

carl Schufl and Ben EH..f aasa .ri-
rn the slippery sidewalks Friday The
formcr WAS seriously injured
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Labor Legislation.


There is sr# at diversity Of opinion in
the legislature over the labor bills under
consideration and the end is not yet.
When the lIoa-r assembled saturday
thcgc wcrc four labor hills on the calcu-
,ar. There WI, the bill establishing the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and the three
ten hour bill,-the Looncy. Heath and
Bryant bills 4, the future course of de
bate turned Oh the merits of these bills,
it may be- yell 10 give the important part
/ of tie first section of these bills. rs these
section, show the character of the rcspcc-
/ tive bills:
IooNEN BuI.--MAJpEitN EfPoEr.
Sec. No minor eighteen years of age
4 aud no woman shall he employed in labor.
/ ug in any manufacturing or mechanical
/ business or establishment in this State
more than ten hours in any one daY cX-
/ cept WHEN it i necessary to make repairs
to prevent the interruption of the ordiu-
airy running of the machinery, OF when Il
/ different apportionment of the hours of
labor is made for the sole purpose Of
making shorter day word for one day
of the wcck and in no case shall the
hours of labor exceed sixty in Il week, etc
HEYNNr HILL MINORITY REPORT \.
Sec Ten hours Of labor are legal
days work, aud no person shall be EN-.
ploycd in laboring in any manufacturing
or mechanical business or establishment
in this State more than ten hours in any
one day ptocided homecer, that such per-
son, not minor under eighteen years of
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

"HACkMETACK," a lasting and fra
grant perfume. Price % and so cents.
Sold by II. W. Cushing.
ARE YOU MADE miserable by Indi.
gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of
Appetite, Yellow Skim Shiloh's Vitalizer
is positive cure. Sold by IL. w. Cush-
ing.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

Sig. Ronconi, the eminent baSSo, is
coming with the Amy Sherwn Concert
Co
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

\ woman named Drau-e WIS eN' A''d
in uerk.mer \. j.. MONDAY. fat Tie t.i
der of b.r husband
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

W have received with the osmf.Hu'-
of the Editor lbc World AH@as ..
49,. It's full of statistics aHa a-oia
information
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02

ladies or gents, by return mail One pair will last
years. Dealers supplied. Address B. L. NORTHRUP
w. hanufacts. BRoADALBIN FULTON Co., N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
CASH ASSETS.

SUMMARY OF ASSETS
Held III the United States available for the Pay.
ment of Losses by Fire and for the pro-
teclion at Policy lilo ders of
Fire INSURANCE:
lash IN Banks, ) 237,312.s5
BundS and Mortgages being first
lien on Real Estate, worth
- 2 O5Ol 705, 100000
United states Bol ds, market valued Q $50 37375
Bank and kmlroad Stocks aud Bonds
tnaiket valued l,G25 2550O
state and Municipal Bonds, (mark-
81 valued 226, 10000
Loans on X. payable ON de
mand market value of Collat-
erals S5t}. I9O.50j 44gOOnOO
Interest due ON Isl January, 1887 % 1910
Premiums uucuilectcd and IN hands
OF AGENTS, 273 2s3. 80
Real Estate, 137s,AqI.29
TOTAL. ~ 2,71l %
BUSINESS IN MAINE DURING lssG.
Amount RISK" written, S4,l32Gl9.0)
Premiums re stived. 5l723.sO
l.aSSt> PAID, G9lg9 20
The Somerset reporter., 1887-03-02
Horse and Cattle Diseases.

Abby Clark Ford shcrwin Concert Co
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07
A NOVEL PROPOSITION.
Raymond Gazstte.l


A Mr. Oloutt Of the Virginia Leg
lslature nskes an effort to solve
the much vexod liquor question that
certainly has the merit OF novelty.
lie proposes not only to license the
vendor but the consumer Oft. That
IS 70 say every man who expects
70 take a drink of ardent spirits
will be required 70 pay for a license
% DO so and doubtless be expected
TO carry the license on his person
TO avoid being arrested by mistake
and perhaps fined or imprisoned,
il he should be discovered in the
act Of taking a pull at his flask by
some prying aud vindictive neigh
Dor. Butin the practical working Of
the proposed law it willnot even be
necessary TO catch a man in the act
of taking "A nip" 20 keep him up
to the mark. Ifho happens 10 have
a suspiciously red nose or whisky
breath, or even a smell Of cloves
about him, he will be in constant
danger Of having a policeman clap
him on the shoulder, and say
show your license, sir. "
Persons of that class will readily
be startled into buying license
on the spot or paying liberal
amount Of hush-money, to the great
increase Of the public funds, and SO
two birds will be killed with one
stonej" that is to say, hopeless old
/ topers will be duly punished, and
the public treasury be well filed
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The universally truthful "old
man" oftho Carthage Mirror tells
the following camp-yarn without a
smile. We suppose the animal de-
scribed in the last four lines is
what he calls a "Mugwump:"
Nearly everything in Australia
Is ihe reverse of what is here.
when we have day they have night.
aud when IL is winter With MS il is
summer with them. The compass
instead Of pointing 20 the North, a.
30 does here points 90 the South.
The North wind Is the one that
brings warmth while the South
winds blows winters ice blast.
Even the song birds sing at night
and the owls boot at day. Some
of their trees are leahess shedding
their bark instead of leaves. They
also have an animal which has the
body of "a dog. the bin of duck
lays eggs and sucklcs its young.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

We congratulate Gen. Finley on
bis success in the case of the State
SIS. Alex Jones. In this case the
prisoner is suspected of being
guilty of the crime Of murder, but
as the body of his supposed victim
has not been found, Jones was in
dicted only for an assault with in
tent to kill. lie had no means TO
employ counsel, and as none ofthe
Attorneys appeared willing to ac-
cept the appointment Of the Court
and undertake the defense. the
whole Bar finally volunteered TO act
in concert. and see that the criminal
had all the rights the law gave
him. This formidable array of
legal talent, indicated that the
State would have a hard fight to
convict, but Gen Finley managed
his case well the proof was con-
elusive the jury returned a YER
dict of guilty and the Cour, sen
fenced Jones to ten years in the
Penitentiary. The general inn
preston is that justice has partial
ly been meeted out to a desperate
villain. and We trust none of the
lawyers will feel it incumbent on
them to carry the case TO the Su-
preme court, and thus increase the
cost of furnishing "A murdcrrus
scoundrel.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07
BEHIND THE EXCITEMENT.
IWinona Advanced

NinOna Advance.
Meridian, Miss, March Is, 'S7.
Mr.. J. f. Gayden, Winona, Miss.
Dear Slr:-Give me a descrip-
ton of the negro that killed the
white man in your town little
while back.
Respectfully, J. W. Dixon.
1t is evident that the writer
means well, but is little behind
the excitement. However, by this
mail We send a photograph Of Alex
Crawford, with this description /;
The last he was seen, he wore a pale
yellowish shallow complexion, big
gIaring eyes, tongue partly out OF
his mouth, and he was standing
upright in the air. wearing a sea
grass neck tie-one end Of which
was attached to his neck the other
TO the railroad bridge just north OF
,own. Parties will have to do their
own guessing as to which road he
took after that, but it can be safely
estimated that he is not in the
region of Meridian, Miss, unless
Meridian is a worse place than we
believe it is.